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Pre-composed content not displaying after increasing composition time length
Hi there. I have 3 pre-comps which fit into one larger composition. Whilst working on my original timeframe (10 seconds), I realised it would not be long enough. I subsequently doubled the main compositions timeframe to 20 seconds, and did the same for the pre-compositions within it, however, the second half of the pre-comps are not playing, and within the timeline have a visibly lower opacity, as if to say they cannot play.
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Hi Greg, put your cursor over the the 10s mark on the layer – click and drag at that midpoint (where the color changes) to the end of the layer. Sort of drag it to open up for the whole length of the precomp.
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Just so you know what you are seeing…
Changing the duration of a composition does NOT affect the timing of any layers elsewhere that use that composition as a source. When you open up a comp that contains that precomp and see that partially transparent layer bar extending beyond the original length, it’s not Ae telling you that it can’t play that section; rather, it’s telling you that there is additional length available beyond what you’re using in the timeline right now, if you wish to edit it.
There’s more information on that here:
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/selecting-arranging-layers.html#trim_extend_or_slip_edit_a_layerWalter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
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Thanks very much for the quick and easy replies, Helped me a lot =)
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